EconStor among the TOP25 repositories in Europe

Posted: February 26th, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: Monthly Report | Tags: , , | Comments Off on EconStor among the TOP25 repositories in Europe

New edition of webometrics ranking compares repositories worldwide and by region according to several categories.

The “Ranking Web of Repositories” is a service provided by the Spanish Reseseach Organization CSIC. Besides comparing repositories it also ranks Universities, Business Schools and Hospitals. The repository ranking is published every 6 months, now in it’s 12th edition.

Compared to earlier rankings EconStor has climbed several places and now ranks at number 52 worldwide, with the TOP positions held by SSRN, ArXiv and the NASA Astrophysics Data System. Looking at fulltext content only (category “rich files”), EconStor fares even better, being now number 15 worldwide and number 7 in Europe.

 

 


EconStor in January 2013

Posted: February 8th, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: Monthly Report | Comments Off on EconStor in January 2013

In January we have included the following research paper series in EconStor:

From January 2013 we provide download figures measured in accordance with the COUNTER Code of Practice for e-Resources which will make it easier to compare our figures with other repositories, databases, and Open Access publishers.

With 950 new publications we have increased our total amount of full-text documents up to 48.462 by the end of January. The total number of downloads in January has climbed to 170.917. The Top 5 most downloaded papers were:

  1. von der Lippe, Peter: „Deskriptive Statistik: Formeln, Aufgaben, Klausurtraining“ (1.208 downloads)
  2. Hartz, Ronald: „Max Weber: “Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus”“ (1.018)
  3. Dilger, Alexander: „Besonderheiten der Bewerbung um Promotionsstellen und -gelegenheiten“ (725)
  4. Yadav, Pradeep K.; Megginson, William L.; Chakrabarti, Rajesh: „Corporate governance in India“ (598)
  5. Moldaschl, Manfred: “Was ist Reflexivität?” (565)

EconStor in December 2012

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In December we have included the following e-journals and research paper series in EconStor:

With 430 new publications we have increased our total amount of full-text documents up to 47512 by the end of 2012. The total number of downloads in December added up to 149239. The Top 5 most downloaded papers were:

  1. Hartz, Ronald: „Max Weber: “Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus”“ (735)
  2. Bode, Sven: „On the impact of renewable energy support schemes on power prices“ (732)
  3. von der Lippe, Peter: „Deskriptive Statistik: Formeln, Aufgaben, Klausurtraining“ (559)
  4. Bauer, Thomas K.: „High Performance Workplace Practices and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from Europe“ (473)
  5. Yadav, Pradeep K.; Megginson, William L.; Chakrabarti, Rajesh: „Corporate governance in India“ (435)

EconStor in November 2012

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In November we have added the following e-journals and research paper series to EconStor:

With nearly 1300 new publications in November we have increased our total amount of full-text documents up to 47082. The total number of downloads in that month climbed to 184941. The Top 5 most downloaded papers were:

  1. Hartz, Ronald: „Max Weber: “Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus”“ (1071)
  2. Wiederhold, Simon; Riener, Gerhard: „Team building and hidden costs of control“ (468)
  3. von der Lippe, Peter: „Deskriptive Statistik: Formeln, Aufgaben, Klausurtraining“ (558)
  4. Bauer, Thomas K.: „High Performance Workplace Practices and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from Europe“ (526)
  5. Bode, Sven: „On the impact of renewable energy support schemes on power prices“ (507)

 


EconStor in October 2012

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In October we have made available the following new working paper and research report series on EconStor:

751 publications have been newly uploaded in EconStor and we have increased the total amount of full-text documents up to 45769 by October 31, 2012. The Top 5 most downloaded papers were:

1. Hartz, Ronald: „Max Weber: “Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus”“ (818 downloads)

2. Wiederhold, Simon; Riener, Gerhard: „Team building and hidden costs of control“ (548)

3. Yadav, Pradeep K.; Megginson, William L.; Chakrabarti, Rajesh: „Corporate governance in India“ (541)

4. Nunnenkamp, Peter: „Foreign direct investment in developing countries: What policymakers should not do and what economists don’t know“ (484)

5. Moldaschl, Manfred: „Was ist Reflexivität?“ (429)


EconStor in September 2012: 45000 full text documents and 1 million downloads!

Posted: October 5th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Monthly Report | Comments Off on EconStor in September 2012: 45000 full text documents and 1 million downloads!

We are pleased to announce that we have increased our total amount of full text documents up to 45000. In addition EconStor has reached 1 million downloads so far in 2012.

New content: In the previous month we have been able to upload the following e-journals, conference proceedings and working paper series in EconStor:

The Top 5 most downloaded papers in September 2012 were:

1. Hartz, Ronald: „Max Weber: “Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus”“ (581 downloads)

2. Yadav, Pradeep K.; Megginson, William L.; Chakrabarti, Rajesh: „Corporate governance in India“ (368)

3. Hauser, Ulrike; Lorenz, Bettina: „Herstellermarke vs. Handelsmarke“ (360)

4. Woessmann, Ludger; Hanushek, Eric Alan: „Does educational tracking affect performance and inequality? Differences-in-differences evidence across countries“ (353)

5. Nunnenkamp, Peter: „Foreign direct investment in developing countries: What policymakers should not do and what economists don’t know“ (329)


EconStor in August 2012

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In August we have been able to upload the following new working paper series, conference proceedings and e-journals:

1646 publications have been newly uploaded in EconStor and we have increased our total amount of full-text documents up to 42500 by August 31, 2012.

Download figures continue to stay at a high level. The total number of downloads in August reached 113619. The Top 5 most downloaded papers were:

1. Hauser, Ulrike; Lorenz, Bettina: „Herstellermarke vs. Handelsmarke“ (648 downloads)

2. Hartz, Ronald: „Max Weber: “Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus”“ (444)

3. Yadav, Pradeep K.; Megginson, William L.; Chakrabarti, Rajesh: „Corporate governance in India“ (315)

4. Seibel, Hans Dieter: „Does History Matter? The Old and the New World of Microfinance in Europe and Asia“ (314)

5. Eisend, Martin: „Metaanalyse: Einführung und kritische Diskussion“ (312)

 


EconStor in July 2012

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In July we have added the following e-journals and working paper series to EconStor:

With nearly 650 new publications in July we have increased our total amount of full-text documents up to 40,869. The total number of downloads in July climbed to 121,625. The Top 5 most downloaded papers were:

  1. Hauser, Ulrike; Lorenz, Bettina: „Herstellermarke vs. Handelsmarke“ (769)
  2. Hartz, Ronald: „Max Weber: “Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus”“ (471)
  3. Eisend, Martin: „Metaanalyse: Einführung und kritische Diskussion“ (468)
  4. Moldaschl, Manfred: „Was ist Reflexivität?“ (409)
  5. von der Lippe, Peter: „Deskriptive Statistik: Formeln, Aufgaben, Klausurtraining“ (308)

EconStor in June 2012: now containing more than 40000 full text documents!

Posted: July 2nd, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Monthly Report | 1 Comment »

We are pleased to announce that EconStor has passed the 40000 full text document milestone by June 22, 2012. Great thanks to all our authors, contributors and partners.

In June we have been able to upload the following new working paper series and e-journals:

1284 publications have been newly uploaded in EconStor and we have increased our total amount of full-text documents up to 40222 by June 30, 2012.

Download figures continue to stay at a high level. The total number of downloads in June reached 106378. The Top 5 most downloaded papers were:

1. Hauser, Ulrike; Lorenz, Bettina: „Herstellermarke vs. Handelsmarke“ (1010 downloads)

2. Eisend, Martin: „Metaanalyse: Einführung und kritische Diskussion“ (446)

3. Moldaschl, Manfred: „Was ist Reflexivität?“ (414)

4. Auria, Laura; Moro, Rouslan A.: „Support Vector Machines (SVM) as a technique for solvency analysis“ (359)

5. Hartz, Ronald: „Max Weber: “Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus”“ (323)


EconStor in May 2012

Posted: June 7th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Monthly Report | Comments Off on EconStor in May 2012

This month we are happy to announce the following e-journals and working paper series which have been added to EconStor:

With almost 500 new titles in May our overall number of pdf documents raised up to 39,000. And we have counted an increasing number of pdf downloads during the last month: 118,175. EconStor’s Top 5 most downloaded papers in May were:

  1. Hauser, Ulrike; Lorenz, Bettina: „Herstellermarke vs. Handelsmarke“ (869 downloads)
  2. Pon, Bryan; Kenney, Martin: „Structuring the smartphone industry: Is the mobile internet OS platform the key?“ (635)
  3. Yadav, Pradeep K.; Megginson, William L.; Chakrabarti, Rajesh: „Corporate governance in India“ (575)
  4. Auria, Laura; Moro, Rouslan A.: „Support Vector Machines (SVM) as a technique for solvency analysis“ (564)
  5. Eisend, Martin: „Metaanalyse: Einführung und kritische Diskussion“ (385)